1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 In this episode of The Smarter Artist Show, we talk about killing your darlings. When do you decide enough is enough on a project? When do you call it quits on a series you’re writing? The complexity of selling stories. Do creators owe their audience a proper ending?&amp;nbsp; And Dave horrifies us all with the movie he wants to make someday. Two words: Rom-com.&amp;nbsp; All this and more in this week’s Smarter Artist Show. Opening — Sean busts on Dave for not getting the podcast up yet 5:00 — Something Cool: Blue Moon, She Rides Shotgun, and Companion&amp;nbsp; 15:00 — Dave v. Optimism — 15:00 min. 16:20 — Dave’s Dream Movie he wants to make 20:35 — The Topic of the Show Killing Your Darlings 35:00 — Do you have an obligation to finish a series that doesn’t perform well?&amp;nbsp; 56:09 — Johnny talks about the Reginald the Vampire TV show based on his Fat Vampire book series The Smarter Artist Show https://www.smarterartist.net <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/40251205/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/199032450